Should You Go Trendy When Staging an Apartment?

Currently the chevron (zig-zag) pattern is on pretty much everything. So if you love it, should you decorate your apartment with it, or would you rather not have what everyone else has in their apartment?

What about when you’re staging an apartment? You want to appeal to the most potential residents as possible, so do you want to have the most current styles so that the unit feels fresh and modern? Or does it just scream “trying too hard”?